Castle Creek Bridge Repair

The Castle Creek Bridge Repair solicitation, identified as 127EAW26Q0039, is a combined synopsis and solicitation for commercial items issued under FAR Part 12 as a Request for Quotation, exclusively set-aside for small business concerns under the Total Small Business Set-Aside provision. The acquisition, conducted by the USDA Forest Service’s CSA Southwest 6 office, targets urgent repairs to stabilize scouring threats to the bridge’s abutments in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California, with work including rip rap placement, earthwork, geosynthetic installation, excavation, cofferdam construction, and temporary traffic control. The North American Industry Classification System code is 237310, and the small business size standard is $45 million; all responsible small businesses may respond, provided they maintain an active SAM registration and submit quotes for all listed line items in Attachment 3, with pricing rounded to the nearest cent. The estimated contract value falls between $100,000 and $250,000, and quotes must be submitted electronically to the Contracting Officer by the deadline of July 8, 2026, in four separate Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word files, including a completed SF 1442 with required blocks signed by an authorized individual, along with any applicable bid guarantees. Bid guarantees are mandatory for proposals exceeding $150,000 and must be submitted via SF 24 with a notarized Power of Attorney, or via original cashier’s check physically delivered prior to the deadline—photocopies or digital images are not accepted. Performance and payment bonds on SF 25 and SF 25A are required for contracts over $150,000. Offerors must also comply with Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements, Buy American Act material standards, and federal anti-discrimination laws, while submitting a quality control plan and a detailed performance schedule in CPM, Gantt chart, or network diagram format covering the entire project timeline including procurement of long-lead items. The entire work must commence within ten calendar days of the Notice to Proceed and be fully completed, including site cleanup, within thirty calendar days. Award will be made to the highest technically rated offeror whose price is determined fair and reasonable, with past performance assessed as acceptable or neutral; tradeoffs are not conducted. Payment is processed via the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), requiring contractors to have an established account and submit